Friday , October 4 2024

India defeated Uzbekistan 3-0 in World Table Tennis, men's team lost

India's women's team defeated Uzbekistan in the World Table Tennis Team Championship but the men's team suffered its second consecutive defeat against hosts South Korea. India beat Uzbekistan 3-0 despite Ayahika Mukherjee and Srija Akula being rested. Archana Kamath defeated Rima Gufranov 11-7, 11-3, 11-6 and Manika Batra defeated Markhabo Magdieva 11-7, 11-4, 11-1. India's hard-fought victory ended with Diya Chitale defeating Rosalina Khadjieva 11-6, 10-12, 11-4, 11-6. The Indian women's team, which started its campaign with a 2-3 defeat against China, has secured second place in Group-1 with two consecutive wins. The final match will be against Spain. The women's team had also defeated Hungary in the last match.

India lost 3-0 in the men's category. Harmitan defeated world number 14 Zhang Wuji with the scores of 4-11, 10-12, 8-11. India trailed 2-0 after losing to Sathiyan Lim Jonghoon 5-11, 7-11, 7-11. Sharath Kamal won the second game but lost to Lee Seung-soo 9-11, 11-8, 6-11, 5-11.